Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- The Republic Day celebrations in Punjab were overshadowed by high-voltage political drama as a physical scuffle broke out between an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and a Municipal Council President in Bathinda, while party leaders in Ludhiana's Khanna staged a walkout citing a breach of protocol.
In Bathinda's Maur Mandi, the state-level celebrations took a chaotic turn when AAP MLA Sukhbir Singh Maisarkhana and Municipal Council President Karnail Singh engaged in a heated altercation over seating arrangements. The confrontation, which was captured on video, quickly escalated into pushing and shoving in full public view.
Karnail Singh alleged that despite the chairs being labelled with names for the Council staff, the ML...